Lantern.



A. L. EDWARDS.

LANTERN.

APPLIOATION FILED 141111.12, 1914.

1,1 1 3, 107. Patented 0011.6, 1914.

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THE NORRIS PETERS 60., PHDm-LITHO., WASHINGTON, u, c.

UNITED reerer QFFICE.

ALONZO L. EDWARDS, 01E WHEELING,WVESTVIRGINIA, ASSIGNOR TO iWI-IEELING' STAMPING COMPANY,} OF WHEELING, EST VIRGINIA, A COBPORATIONVIOFI' WEST 1 VIRGINIA.

LANTERN.

Patented Oct. 6, 1914.;

Application filed March 12, 1914. Serial No. 824,190.

State ofNVest Virginia, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Lanterns, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in iwhich-e Figure l is a side elevation, partially in section, of one form of my iinproved device attached to one form of tubular lantern; Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 11-11 of Fig-J1; and Fig. 3 isa similar viewshowingthe parts in a dilferentposition. My invention relates to an improvement in globe retainer lifting devices, and is designed to provide a cheap and simple device ofthis character in which the majority of the" parts are concealed within the dome of the lantern or the globe retainer.

Another object of my invention is to provide a device of this character in which the spring for holding the globe retainer in position on the globe is also arranged to hold the globe retainer in its elevated position when it has been lifted from the globe.

The precise nature of my invention will be best understood a by reference to the accompanying drawings which will now be described, it being premised,however, that various changes maybe made in the details of construction. and general arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit and scope ofmyinvention, as defined in the appended claims;

Referringto the accompanying drawings, the numeral 2 designates the usual oil well or pot, andextending upwardly from this oil well are the air tubes 3, to the upper ends of which is connected a dome having anouter shell 1 andan inner shell 5. Connected to the top of the dome is the usual top plate 6. Telescopically connectedfwith the dome is a globe retainerhaving inner and outer shells 7 and 8, respectively; the inner shell being telescopically connected with the inner shell 5 of the dome, while the outer shell engages a fiangey on an annular plate 9, connected to an annular flange on the lower end of the outer; shell 4 of the dome. Surrounding theinner shell 5 of the dome andtho inner shell 7 of the globe retainer is a coiled spring 10, which engages the dome andthe globe retainer for normally holding the globe retainer in its lowermost position. i

11 designates the burner and 12 a globe supporting plate which is pivotally on nocted to the lantern in any manner, so that it adapted to swing onto and off from tholburner 11. j i I "13 is the lantern globe supported onthe plate 12 and held in positionthereon by means of the spring bails l' l connected to the plate 12. The lower end of the globe re tainer is flared outwardly and shapedtofit thoupper endof the globe and is also reinforced by a wire 15 which may beprovided with opposite loopslh for engaging guide rods 17, secured to the air tubesS.

lfllxtcnding through openings in the upper end of the inner shell 5 of the dome is a rod 18; and journalod in openings in the globe retainer is a crank shaft 19 having an operating lcverQO and a crank 21. 'lhiscrank 21 is offset at a oint intermediate itsbearings, and this oiisct portion is connectedt'o the pin 18 by a link 22. The stem of the crank shaft 19 extends laterally between one of the guide wires 17 and the air tube to which it is connected, while the operating handle of this crank is arranged to en* gage the side of the tube adjacent thereto when in its extreme positions. j

If desired the loops lsumay be eliminated as the crank shaft 19 will retain the parts in their properposition; and if the globe retainer is lowered when the globe has been swung on its pivotal connection, the re-u tainer can only be moved down sufficiently tobring, the operating handle 2O intoen- This movement 1s not sufhclent to dlsengagc the shells of gagement with the tube the globe retainer from the shell or flange of the dome. a

By reference to the accompanying drawbring the operating handle into engagmnent with the tube 3, but not sufliclent to move the shells 7 and 8 of the globe retainer out of engagement with the dome.

When it is desired to light the lantern, the operating handle 20 is moved upwardly from the position shown in Fig. l approximately 180 degrees so that the crank 21 willmove from the position shown in Fig. 2 to the position shown in Fig. 8 and slightly past the center to enable the spring .10 to hold the operating handle 20 against the tube 3. The globe and plate 12 are then swung. on, theirpivotal connection to expose thewick, and, after the wick has been lighted, the globe is. returned to its normal position, and the retainer lowered to the; position.'shown inFigs. 1; and 2, at rest on the upper portion of the globe. r

The "advantages of my invention result from, the provision of an extremely simple and, eflicient globe retaining lifting device in which the greater, portion of the operating mechanism is concealed within the globe retainer and the dome, and in which the spring is arranged to hold the globe retainer in both itsextreme positions. A further advantage results from the provision ofan operating handle which is so positioned that it will act as: a stop whenthe globe retainer is raised to its uppermost position, and also when it is lowered to its p jtainer slidably connected thereto, a crank lowermost position when the globe is re- I claim: I

1. A lantern having a vertically movable globe retainer at its dome portion, and a lifting device for said retainer, said lifting device being journaled in the retainer, and also having a fulcrum within. the retainer, which fulcrum is carried by the dome; substantially as described.

2. A lantern having a dome, a vertically movable globe retainer, a globe support, a globe supported thereon, means for holding the globe retainer in contact with the globe,"

a crank shaft rotatably mounted in the globe retainer, and a swinging link connected to said shaft and to a fixed portion of the "lantern, substantially as described.

3. A lantern having a dome, a vertically movable globe retainer, a globe support, a

retainer and arranged to move the latter crank and the dome, said shaft having an operating handle, and a guide for said crank shaft on the lantern, substantially as described.

5. A. lantern having a dome, a globe retainer telescopicallyconnected therewith, a crank shaft rotatably mounted in the globe retainer,a link connected to said crank and to thedome, said crank shaft and link being arranged to move the globe retainer from one extreme position, to the other ex,- tr eme position, meansfor. limiting the movement of said? crank shaft, and a compression spring arranged to retain the globe retainer. in both of its extreme positions, substantially as'described.

G. A lantern having a dome, a globe retainer slidably connected thereto, a crank shaft rotatably mounted in. the globe retainer, a crank on said shaft having a plurality of oflsets, one of said offsets being ar ranged to position the crank shaft within the retainer, and a link pivotally connected to the dome and the crank and seated within the second oflset, substantially as de scribed. I

7. A lantern having a dome, a globe reshaft rotatably mounted in the globe retainer, and, formed with a crank having a f plurality of offsets, oneof, said ofisets being arranged to position the crank shaft within t-he'retainer, and a linkpivotally connected to the dome and to the crank .:within the second offset, saidcrank shaft having an operating handle, substantially as described.

8. A lantern having a dome,a globe retainer slidably connected thereto, a crank shaft rotatably mounted in the globe retainer, a crank on said shaft having a plurality of offsets, one of said offsets being arranged to position the crank shaft. within the retainer, a link pivotally connected to .the dome and to the crank within; the second offset, said crank shaft having an operating handle, and a vertically disposed guide for ;the crankshaft, substantially asdescribed. globe supported thereon, a spring interjglobe retainer, a crank shaft journaled in said retainer, and a swinginglink connecta ing said shaft with the dome portion of the '9. A lantern having a vertically movable lantern, substantially as described.

10. A, lantern having a vertically mov- I able globe'retainer, a crankshaft journaled in sa d retainer, and a fulcrum within the dome engaged by the crank of said shaft,

substantially as described.

11 A lantern having a vertically movable globe retainer, av crank shaft journal-ed in said retainer, and a movble fulcrum Within substantially as described. stavntially as described. i

1 12. A lantern having a, verticallymovable In t-estimony whereof, I havehereunto set i globe retainer at its dome portion, and a my hand.

the dome engaged by the crank of said shaft, dome and engaged by the lifter device; sub} 5 lifting device for said retainer, said lift ALONZO L. EDWARDS;

i ing device beingjournaled in the retainer, WVitnesses: r and a fulcrum member depending Within S. R. LAKE, theretainer from a fixed .portion of the VICTOR V. LYNSKEY.

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